Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.1 Exercises - Page 326: 71

Answer

$$y = x - 1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = {x^3}\ln x,{\text{ }}\left( {1,0} \right) \cr & {\text{Differentiate }}f\left( x \right) \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{x^3}\ln x} \right] \cr & f'\left( x \right) = {x^3}\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right) + \ln x\left( {3{x^2}} \right) \cr & f'\left( x \right) = {x^2} + 3{x^2}\ln x \cr & {\text{Calculate the slope at the given point }}\left( {1,0} \right) \cr & m = f'\left( 1 \right) = {\left( 1 \right)^2} + 3{\left( 1 \right)^2}\ln \left( 1 \right) \cr & m = 1 \cr & {\text{Find the equation of the tangent line at }}\left( {1,0} \right) \cr & y - {y_1} = m\left( {x - {x_1}} \right) \cr & y - 0 = \left( {x - 1} \right) \cr & y = x - 1 \cr & \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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